Morehouse Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Morehouse Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in Morehouse Parish are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Morehouse Parish, LA Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Morehouse Parish is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of counties are safer and 1% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Morehouse Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Morehouse Parish is 0.2475 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Morehouse Parish generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Morehouse Parish may be as high as 1 in 3,384 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,775 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Morehouse Parish, LA: about 2 per year. The northwest part of Morehouse Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Morehouse Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Morehouse Parish to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Morehouse Parish is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Morehouse Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Morehouse Parish about $12,667,081 in 2025, or roughly $465 per resident. This is part of Morehouse Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Morehouse Parish, including every crime type and how Morehouse Parish compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Morehouse Parish's crime maps on the Morehouse Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Morehouse Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Morehouse Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Morehouse Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ouachita Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+	F
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	C-	F
Ashley County, AR	D	F	C-	D-
Union Parish, LA	C+	D	C-	F
East Carroll Parish, LA	F	F	F	F
Lincoln Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Madison Parish, LA	D	F	D	F
Issaquena County, MS	B-	A-	B	D+
Union County, AR	D	F	D+	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Morehouse Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Gaines County, TX	D-	C-	C-	D-
Waynesboro City, VA	C-	B-	B-	C
Weakley County, TN	C-	D+	D+	D
Giles County, TN	D+	C-	C-	D+
Gilchrist County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Gibson County, IN	A	A	A	B-
George County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A+
Geneva County, AL	C+	B-	B-	C+
Gem County, ID	B+	A	A	A+
Garrett County, MD	C-	D	D	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Morehouse Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Morehouse Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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